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Why Your Remote Has A Netflix Button (And What You Can Do About It)
Tom Eversley/Shutterstock.com Convenience is everything these days. From two-day delivery from Amazon to nearly instant food delivery from businesses like Grubhub, anything that saves us time or money or effort is worth the cost. And that’s precisely why the dedicated Netflix button that’s on seemingly every remote control is so fascinating. Why Make a Dedicated…
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“Familie Feuerstein” wird 60: Wie Steinzeithelden altern
“Familie Feuerstein” war die erfolgreichste Zeichentrickserie im US-Fernsehen – bis Fred und Co. von einer anderen Familie abgelöst wurden, den “Simpsons”. “Yabba Dabba Doo!” – den berühmten Ausruf von Fred Feuerstein vergisst man so schnell nicht. Fred, ein etwas cholerischer Dickkopf, lebt mit seiner fürsorglichen Gattin Wilma, Töchterchen Pebbles und dem Haus-Dino in einem steinzeitlichen Ort namens…
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Klare Ansagen: Schiedsrichterin Bibiana Steinhaus
Sie war die Erste, die den Schiedsrichter-Job als Frau übernommen hat. Bibiana Steinhaus hat daraus keine große Nummer gemacht. Auch nicht vor dem Supercup-Finale. Mancher Mann hätte es anders gehalten. Hört sie nun auf? Bibiana Steinhaus hat die Frage nie gemocht. Möge man über ihre Leistung reden, über Fußball, vielleicht auch über Fehlentscheidungen, alles gerne.…
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Iranische Gesundheitsexperten contra Regierung
Irans Gesundheitsexperten sind mit Blick auf den Winter pessimistisch, ob die Corona-Pandemie unter Kontrolle gebracht werden kann. Selbstbedienung der Politiker bei Grippe-Impfstoffen sorgt für zusätzlichen Ärger. “Wir müssen uns auf die dritte Welle der Corona-Pandemie einstellen”, warnte vor einer Woche der stellvertretende iranische Gesundheitsminister Iradsch Harirtschi in einer Kabinettssitzung. Laut offiziellen Angaben wurden in den…
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All the New iPhone Privacy Features in iOS 14
Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock The iPhone is an excellent investment for anyone concerned about privacy. This is due to its robust permissions system and Apple’s disdain for App Store rule-breakers. With some new privacy features and big improvements to existing ones, iOS 14 continues this trend. See When an App Uses Your Microphone or Camera Whenever an…
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TV-Rededuell: Trump und Biden im Faktencheck
US-Präsident Donald Trump und sein Herausforderer Joe Biden haben sich beim ersten Rededuell einige Wortgefechte geliefert. Darunter Vorwürfe an den Gegner und angebliche Erfolge. Einige der Aussagen im DW-Faktencheck. 1. Trumps Steuererklärung Moderator: “Sagen Sie uns, wie viele Steuern Sie auf Bundesebene in den Jahren 2016 und 2017 bezahlt haben?” Trump: “Millionen Dollar.” Moderator: “Sie haben…
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Kosovo: Leben und arbeiten in einer geteilten Stadt
Mitrovica im Norden des jüngsten Staats Europas ist 20 Jahre nach Ende des Krieges noch immer zwischen Albanern und Serben geteilt. Wie geht es Menschen, die auf der einen Seite wohnen – und auf der anderen arbeiten? Die Flagge der Republik Kosovo fehlt: Blick vom serbisch dominierten Norden Mitrovicas auf die Brücke über den Ibar…
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2 Best Sites To Trim & Crop YouTube Videos
Have you ever wanted to send a friend or colleague a short and important snippet of a YouTube video without linking them to the entire thing? Although linking to the specific timestamp of a YouTube video is possible, it isn’t supported on every device and can be rather glitchy. Along with making video clips shareable…
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Use Format Painter in Word to Copy and Paste Formatting
Word has so many features I rarely use, it’s pretty amazing. However, when you run into that one instance where you need to do something unusual, those hidden features really come in handy. For instance, I had to do some research for one of my classes online, which required me to copy and paste various…
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How To Right-Click With The Keyboard In Windows & Mac
There was a time when having a mouse was weird. It was an expensive peripheral only a few professional users could justify. Today you can get a basic mouse for five bucks and just about every computer operating system is built around this ubiquitous pointing device. So if something happened to your mouse today, how…
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Holiday 2020: 12 Awesome Advent Calendars to Grab Before They’re Gone
Olga Moonlight/Shutterstock Christmas will be here in the blink of an eye, so now’s the time to start shopping! This is especially true if you want to get an advent calendar for your kids—they’re sure to sell out fast. It might seem a bit premature to start shopping for an advent calendar this early, but…
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You Can Now Buy Samsung’s Killer New Ultra Short Throw Projector
Samsung Ultra Short Throw (UST) projectors are a great way to get a huge display into a small room. All you do is place a UST projector inches from the wall and call it a day. But they’re an expensive new tech, as evidence by Samsung’s Premiere Projector. It comes in two models, the LSP7T…
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Google Stadia Comes to iOS, Sort Of, Via a Third-Party Browser
Razer/Ubisoft Apple doesn’t want game streaming services on the App Store. But if you can stream via the web instead of a dedicated app, it’s okay—at least that’s what Amazon is banking on with its new Luna streaming service. A Stadia fan has decided that’s good enough to try and bring Google’s service to the…
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LG’s $1,000 Shapeshifting “Wing” Smartphone Hits Verizon on October 15
LG LG’s $999.99 Wing smartphone is the latest in the smartphone industry’s attempt to try new form factors. But unlike the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 or Surface Duo, you don’t get fold actions. Instead, the normal-phone swivels out to create a T-shaped display. And it’s coming to Verizon on October 15. Born out of…
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The $249 Kwikset Halo Touch Allows Fingerprint and Remote App Unlocking
Kwikset Kwikset’s new $249 Halo Touch fingerprint-enabled smart lock is now available to buy. The lock manufacturer first announced its new smart lock at CES earlier this year, and it allows you to skip pesky entry codes and simply scan your fingerprint in order to gain entry. With the ability to program and store up…
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Wyze Opens Preorders for Its $50 Alexa-Powered ANC Headphones
Wyze Wyze is likely best known for its excellent and affordable smart home endeavors, like its sensors, plugs, light bulb, and outdoor camera. Now the company is ready to take preorders on it’s latest product—ANC headphones. That’s a little outside the box, but for your money, you do get Alexa onboard. The Wyze Headphones offer…
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Motorola’s Flippin’ Fast 5G Razr Goes on Sale October 2nd
Same look, better specs. Motorola Hello style, meet substance. Motorola’s latest take on the Razr foldable phone features a 48-megapixel camera and a 5G-ready Snapdragon 765G chip, providing marginally faster performance than its predecessor. The Razr Gen 2 launches October 2nd for the promotional price of $1,200 before climbing up to $1,400. The new 5G…
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Disney+ GroupWatch Lets You Watch Disney Content With Your Long-Distance Friends
Disney+ It seems like every nearly streaming service offers a co-viewing feature now, and Disney+ is here to join in on the action. Dubbed GroupWatch, you can view a show or movie with up to six other people, but they’ll need Disney+ accounts naturally. But if you can’t get together to watch The Mandalorian’s next…
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How to Add an Email Signature to Gmail
Google’s Gmail service supports configurable signatures, which it will attach to each email you send. You could add your name, job title, social media details, phone number, or anything else you want to your signature. There are two types of signatures: web signatures sent from Gmail on the desktop, and mobile signatures sent from Gmail…
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The Latest Giant Mouse Pad from SteelSeries is More Than Five Feet Wide
SteelSeries Giant mouse pads, also known as “desk mats,” are a love-it-or-hate-it category. But if you love it, then you want yours to be as big as it can be—covering your entire desk, if possible. SteelSeries is here for you: its new QcK and QcK Prism series of mouse pads comes in sizes as big…
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Tragisches Ende einer Karriere: Vor 65 Jahren starb James Dean
Die Rolle des jugendlichen Rebellen machte ihn zur Leinwand-Ikone. Der US-Schauspieler James Dean traf den Nerv der Zeit. Nur drei Kinofilme hat er gedreht. Das kurze Leben des James Dean Ausnahmetalent Der trotzige Blick, die wilde Haartolle sind längst zur modischen Attitüde in Mode und Popkultur geworden. Jugendliche verehrten den charismatischen Schauspieler James Dean in…
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Russland im Syrien-Krieg: Gekommen, um zu bleiben?
Vor fünf Jahren griff Russland aktiv in den Syrien-Krieg ein – als Kampf gegen den Terrorismus. Was hat Moskau erreicht und zu welchem Preis? Was ist nicht gelungen? Eine Einschätzung von Experten. Russischer Kampfjet auf dem Luftwaffenstützpunkt Hmeimim in Syrien Am 30. September 2015 hatte Russland eine Militäroperation in Syrien angekündigt. Das Ziel, so Präsident…
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7 Best Dual SIM Phones and What Dual Sim Is
Before dual SIM phones, you’d have to manually switch between SIM cards to find a contact, make and receive calls, send text messages or money from a different mobile payment service. The alternative was to carry two or more phones each with its own SIM card. Thanks to dual SIM phones, the hassles of swapping…
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How to Create a Simple Bot In Microsoft Teams
One of the most powerful features of Microsoft Teams is the ability to create and connect bots. These bots allow conversational and transactional capabilities to easily create more complex tasks. Beyond the actual coding of a bot to do useful tasks, implementing the infrastructure has been a challenge. This is because bots usually require a…